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Adblock Plus vs Privacy Badger: catalog facts
Adblock Plus	Privacy Badger
Free Free and open source under GPLv3 or later.	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
iOS, Browser extension	Browser extension
Available for all major desktop browsers Customizable filter lists	Blocks trackers it observes behaving badly, not only ones on a list Made by the EFF, with no monetisation attached
The homepage leans on marketing claims rather than technical detail Separate apps are needed for mobile browsers	Not an ad blocker; ads that do not track are left alone Learning-based blocking can miss trackers that appear on only one site
Downloadable app, Browser extension	Browser extension
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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